Collapsible box or container



April '2; 1935; I i. A. CARRUTH 1,996,097;

' GOLLAPSIBLE ox 0R CONTAINER j' Filed Oct. 22, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 awbentoz flrman [k /2%,

April 2, 1935. H. A. CARRUTH I 1,996,097

GOLLAPSIBLE BOX OR CONTAINER Filed Oct. 22, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 awuemtoz %rman adWV/TA /7/:s art 013 4 used has been difficult and time consuming to set Patented Apr. 2, 1935 UNIT E' D l-" STATES.

41,996,097 [f if ooLLArsrn'nE ox OR CQNTAlNER e r a Herman Agcarrutm' flamden, C'onnl, assignor ta Box l llank, Corpration,;New-York, N. -Y.', a

I corpioration of-New Jersey ano'ther objectQof this invention is'to provide a container which is so constructedthat it may be: preformed, folded and'assembled entirely by machine operation and which may be furthermore stored and shipped in flat collapsed condition."

Another objectof this invention is to provide a container particularly designed fortransporting a hat having a convenient carryingihandle associated therewith. j

' Heretoforevarious types of containers adapted to contain hats have been inuse but the: manufacture of such containers havebeen attended with difilculties which renders the (:ostthereo1 very high. The reason for s uch high cost in the, manufacture of such containers i has been 7 that they have been largely assembled by hand; Fur-'-.

thermore" this type of 'container'as heretofore up because of the use of locking tongues and flaps which must be manipulated by hand to effect setting up of the container.

According to the present invention my im-,

proved container is so constructed that it may be assembled and folded in collapsed condition entirely by machine operation. The' container is then shipped in collapsed condition and when USE;

needed for use the user effects the proper setting up of the container by a simple manipulation of the parts. The container is formed from two separate blanks which are so shaped that there is comparatively little waste in the blanking out operation which is performed on automatic cutting and scoring machines r The improved container will be particularly described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: V Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improved container in set up position ready for Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved container in folded or collapsed position;

Figure 3 isa plan view of' the blank from which the inner body section of the improved containe is formed; and

Figured is a plan View of. thefblank froin theouter body; coveringsection is'fiormed.

Similar reference characters 'refer to similar parts throughout the 'drawings and 'specification "Referringjto the drawings, theimproved' con-a tamer is igenerally form'ed from two separate blanks comprising a body io rming'bIankA Land" a covering blank B, 'a's'illustrated. more particu; larly Figs. 3 and l..,.-Where a'contain'erof truncated form is desiredythese blanks are r c'ut to the general shape shownin Figs 3" and 4 and.

suitably scored along the" score lines C. f 1

The blank A comprises generally "the body v I forming portion I and the end wall formingpor+ V tions 2 and hinged toithe bodyportion l' along the score lines C. A top-wall portion 4'18 hinged to the end wall portion 5along the score linesHC; l I

A glue flap 3 hinged to the end wallportion? along-the score linesC is adapted to be glued to thetop 'wallportion 4 toprovid'e a collapsible inner body'for,the container. The end'wallpor;

tions 2 and5'maybe tapered along the side edges I thereof so as to produce a container "of generally truncated shape when setup 1 1i; is understoodg r j however, thatthe container may'bejmadefrew tangularor'any shape'desired; I The blank B, shown in Fig. 4, is likewis provided with a bottom forming portion Shaving the side wall portions 1 and 8'hinged theretov along the score lines C. Atop wall portion ,9

is hinged to the side wall portion 1 along the score .line C and a top wall portion I0 is similarly hinged to'the side wall portion 8 along the score line C. Lateral fiap portions H are hinged 'to the side edges of the side walls I along the score line C and lateral flaps-"l2 are similarly hinged V to the end edges along the side wall portion 8 along thescore lineC. Cutout portions l5 and i6 hinged to the top wall portions 9and l0 respectively along score line'Cn'iay be'bentinto, position so as to provide acarrying handle for the container. One of the handle portions I6 is provided with a locking flap l1 having project-F ing end portions I9 adapted to engage with the handle portion 55 to retain the container inset 7 up position. Tongues l3 are hinged tothelat .7 in eralflaps 'l I, and, when the container blank'is assembled, are turned inwardly and glued" or otherwise secured to the inside face of the top wall portion 9. Similarly, tongues I4v hingedto the lateral flap portions I2 are glued or oth'er-;- wise secured tothe underside of the top portion llL providing a hood or covering which extends over the body section A. A hood or cover isthus 7 formed by the top wall portions 9 and I0 and the 15 flap portions Hand I2 inwardlyto rest-over the *respective end wall portions 1 and 8; and then folding the top wall portions Sand in overth e.

lateral flap portions Hand i2 which extend over 7 the body portion A." When the hinged parts are thus arranged, the handle portions l5 and' l6 are in juxta-position; as shown in Fig. 1; The.

' hinged parts of section B are also looked in closed covering position by means of the ears l9 Vex-T tending from the flaps I I whichjare adaptedr't o it grip the handle'portion li,

' To'permit shipment of the container collapsed 'conditionthe lateral'flap' portions II and" I2 are each provided with a. score line- I8 extendf ing diagonally at an'angle of substantially 45 degrees. The hingedfparts 0i theonter cover ing section B may then be collapsed in flat'c'ondition, as shown in Fig. 2ibyffold-ingthe la en respective flap portions Ilf and 12. It is understood; that the same objective may be a'ccom' plished by providing diagonal scorelines in the use wall portions "Qjan'dj l0 rather} than the lateralflap'portionsll and 1 l lone q ol in r r -f rmins he he, .7 r jim yea container, the' -body blank A passes- 'ii hthe as mbnn'gmacmm and ginithis operation .th'e-blahkl'is folded so that tne ttvo ends are: pr pane-gather and the 'gme ia'p' 3 is adhesil y sunited toithefiffree end or the top portion 4;.1 nie t ng'ue's 3 and 14 or blank '3 are ild icl tin eid i dj 18 4 m 6 h tinsi derra' e 'of'the top wall portion and I0 by IQn aQhine' o e anon; The bottom portion libf Whe'r'i'theLcontainer is to .be setup, the body" J portion A is arranged at right angles to the cove'rin'g section lias sho'vvn by brolgen lines'in Fi It i'sfonlyineoess'aryior the operator to raise of marten accord} Whene'reeted, the top w'aii in the closing position members, inthe closing position.

The body section asshown in Figure Land as shown,- so that the locking tab 511, from one handle, can be folded down-and passed through V 7 the opening in the other handle portion; Wh en' so foldedthe, ends l9 of the tab Hareengaged to retain the handles together andrbyj the same means the covering sections are held together.

Various 'xrioc l'ifi'cationsmay be rnade in carrying out. the details'oftheinvention hereinbetore 'the two handle portions are brought together,

described and it is to be understood that :any'

modiflcationgcoming fairly within the terms of t e appended clainis 'shallb'e covered thereby.

' 15A collapsible-container, off the classide-m scribed composed oi! *a body 7 section having open i' sides; ajcovei'ing section composed of hinged parts arrfl ed ft'o. over-lap said body section;

ering sectionis in closed position; and means as s' k afi ii i pel es fi le h d name a "9 We the a sew nmc1 s PQ i- 1 'tion, saidjcovering section having pro-formed 1-,

top and side-wallswhich over-lap saidfbodyseee J pOs t dn- .2. A collaps having sideand top walls which overelapsaid f: d q i xi 'ilithe lqsin s io sa ov a 7 ing section cal'rying corresponding {handle:por tions which f are adapted to e brought together 1 A Se d: mansias e ate with' said'handleportions for retaining thejeovei a covering section "corn'posed oi hinged par 1;- a e ove lap-s may c l a id e no"- tions 'carriedbyfsaidfcove'ring section arranged to be brought tog th r when said covering sechandleportions carried by: said coveringv section I 'arranged'to bebrought together] when said'covi0 i ner'qf't e eesd a bsi 9 9 il i?! 'e ier ed mi b :se iqn .7 i having open sides; a preformed-covering section v i I Q l fi i ld i tfi of, acce s '2 composed of (a .body section havingfopen sides,

i in h i qs t be a dab;m t n adapted to interloclg with sai handlepo'rtions PQ ifor retaining the cover section in cl sed J" C RR ITHQ i 

